When he says "warmed the benched" he in fact means "was in a political seat"; he was part of a parliamentary party, a govenor or somesuch. Although no doubt the song intends an American, the phrase refers to British politics where MPs do actually sit on benches in the House of Commons
When he says "warmed the benched" he in fact means "was in a political seat"; he was part of a parliamentary party, a govenor or somesuch. Although no doubt the song intends an American, the phrase refers to British politics where MPs do actually sit on benches in the House of Commons